The politics of hallowed ground
Wounded Knee and the struggle for Indian sovereignty
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Contributions
- Cook-Lynn, Elizabeth. - Contributor
Publication
1999 - University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois
Language
English
Word Count
107,000 words, Guess
Page Count
428 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL659462M
- ISBN-100252023544
- OCLC Control Number36621712
- OCLC Control Numberpoliticsofhallow0000gonz
- Library of Congress Control Number97004777
and 2 more
- LibraryThing1169230
- Goodreads1015268
Classifications
- DDC973.8/6
- LCCE99.T34 G65 1999
Description
This account of hope, anger, and the pursuit of honor centers around the efforts, beginning in 1985, of the Wounded Knee Survivors' Associations to obtain legal redress for the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee. Interweaving entries from the diary of Oglala attorney Mario Gonzalez and historical commentary by Santee/Yankton writer Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, The Politics of Hallowed Ground traces the Survivors' Associations' struggle to secure from the U.S. government a formal apology and recognition of the massacre site as a National American Monument. Surveying both recent and historical events, Gonzalez and Cook-Lynn address critical issues of cultural bias and collective memory. Their observations expose not only the seemingly unbridgeable gap between white and Native cultures but also impassioned dialogue among various tribes affected by the Wounded Knee Massacre.
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